Architecture Awards : Architectural Prizes

International Architecture Awards

We’ve selected what we feel are the key examples of Architectural Awards from around the world. The most important global prizes are at the top of the page followed by other global awards and finally by regional prizes.

Celebrating the best design by female architects from around the world, enter this year’s Women in Architecture awards today – entries are free.

Now in its eighth year, the Women in Architecture campaign is an annual survey, a partner programme and a series of events and awards that celebrate the best design by women architects from around the world and promote role models for young women in practice. In partnership with sister title the Architects’ Journal, The Architectural Review seeks to change the profession for the better.

The Women in Architecture Awards are a crucial touchstone of the campaign. The awards are cherished by our winners, judges and luncheon guests, who find the celebration a very special occasion. Their reach is considerable, and while it is our winners and shortlisted entrants who make the headlines, all of the nominees are making a real difference within the architectural industry.

Now in its third year the Architecture MasterPrize stands:
• To advance the appreciation of quality architectural design around the world,
• To celebrate the greatest achievements in architecture, interior design and landscape design,
• To showcase the world-class talent and visionaries in these fields.

Winners are chosen across 41 categories by the jury panel of renowned architects, academics and industry experts based on design excellence and creativity.

Stirling Prize Architecture Awardpicture : Luke Hayes
Six buildings are on the shortlist for the 22nd annual Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Stirling Prize for the UK’s best new building.
The bookies favourite is surprisingly (in the sense the architect studio is very well known and the building is quite humble) currently Barrett’s Grove, Stoke Newington by relatively little known architects Groupwork + Amin Taha. Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, dRMM, Reiach and Hall and Michael Laird Architects have all had previous nominations for the RIBA Stirling Prize, but only Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners have won it. Now in its 22nd year, the RIBA Stirling Prize, is the UK’s most prestigious architecture prize. The winner of the 2017 RIBA Stirling Prize will be announced on Tuesday 31 October at the Roundhouse, London.

World Architecture Festival Awards – WAF Awardsimage from architect
The World Architecture Festival (WAF) will return for its tenth edition at the Arena Berlin in Germany from 15-17 November 2017. World Architecture Festival is now the world’s largest, annual, international architectural event. It includes the largest architectural awards programme in the world, dedicated to celebrating excellence via live presentations to an audience of high-profile delegates and international juries.
World Building of the Year 2016 was the National Museum in Szczecin – Dialogue Centre in Poland by Robert Konieczny- KWK Promes.

Latest Architectural Awards Added

AR Awards for Emerging Architecturephoto : Philippe RuaultAR Awards for Emerging Architecture
Now in their 15th year, the AR+D Awards for Emerging Architecture are the world’s most popular and prestigious awards for young architects, giving emerging practices invaluable impetus on their trajectory to wider recognition and success. Previous winners of the Awards have included Sou Fujimoto (Japan), Thomas Heatherwick (UK), Sean Godsell (Australia), Jurgen Mayer H. (Germany) and Li Xiaodong (China).

Scottish Design AwardsScotland Design Awards
The Scottish Design Awards are open to all Architecture & Design companies in Scotland, or those doing work for a Scottish Client. The Awards aim to highlight the best and the brightest stars in the Scottish design industry.
Nominations will be announced 9th April.